Chapter 3.2 Atoms into ions

Question 1

What type of bond is the share between electron?

Answer 1

Covalent bonds

Question 2

What type of bond is the transfer of electrons?

Answer 2

Ionic bonds

Question 3

What happens to an atom when it gains an electron?

Answer 3

The atom forms a negative charge.

Question 4

What happens to an atom when it loses an electron?

Answer 4

The atom forms a positive charge.

Question 5

What happens to metal atoms when they react with non-metal atoms?

Answer 5

The metal atoms tend to lose electrons when they react with non-metal atoms and the non-metal atoms tend to gain electrons.

Question 6

Which group do the elements in group 1 react with? Why?

Answer 6

The elements in group 1 react with group 7 elements.
As they react atoms of group 1 elements can lose on electron to gain the stable electronic structure of a noble gas. This electron can be given to an atom from group 7 which then also achieves the stable electronic structure of a noble gas.